Ai Campi, Cardoso is a spacious two bedroom detached cottage with private pool in an idyllic, peaceful and private location only 40 minutes from Lucca!

A great romantic hideaway, but with lots of room for a family of 4 too , with a large glass veranda wrapping 2 sides of the house providing extra relaxing space.

Fuller details:

Enter the property through the large glass veranda which wraps 2 sides of the house.

Access to the dining room with fireplace to the left which leads to the kitchen which in turn leads to an outside eating area for those al fresco meals. Kitchen is equipped with oven, hob, washing machine, fridge, microwave.

The living room is also accessed via the dining room, or via the covered veranda. Italian SKY tv and DVD Player. WIFI

Glass staircase in living room leading up to bedrooms. Since the photos were taken a handrail has been added, but maybe not ideal for smaller children

Upstairs to :

Spacious double bedroom with walk in closet.

Bunk room which leads out onto a further terrace at the rear of the property.

NB - photos mainly taken in Winter and will be updated in Spring 2016.A €200 security deposit is payable in cash on arrival.

A little about the area:Set in a tiny hamlet in the mountainous Media Valle/Garfagnana, this is the perfect base for exploring this stunning region, being just 40 mins from the centre of Lucca, and 15 mins from the mediaeval town of Barga.The house is 3km from the village of Cardoso, which is a really beautiful olde worlde village perched on a hillside and with amazing views at every turn. Here there are regular summer festas, and there is also a popular traditional Tuscan Restaurant and basic shop.There is also a restaurant 1.5km in the other direction ,and the house is only a few minutes drive from a popular lakeside restaurant too which does great fish in the evenings.For a full food shop, then the hypermarket in Gallicano is less than a 10 min drive.Ideally located to visit:Unspoilt Garfagnana full of hillside villages and stunning countryside along with 2 National Parks - 15/20 minutesBarga - beautiful medieaval town known for its views, restaurants, music festivals and art - 15 minutesLucca - charming fully walled City which one can cycle around. Interesting architecture, cobbled streets, lots of Piazzas for people watching with a glass of wine or gelato. There are cultural events, regular antiques markets, designer shops, opera recitals etc. 40 minsPisa - 1 hourGrotta del Vento - 35 minsOrridi del Botri - Tuscany's only Canyon - 45 mins

This property is a very spacious and a perfect base for a trip to Northern Tuscany. The big wow factor is the pool, with stunning views across the mountains.
The property is conveniently located for trips south to Lucca, Piza or Florence but do take the opportunity to visit Carduso just up the road or Barga which is a 20 minute drive away.
The owners were very welcoming, accommodating and very swift in sorting out a very minor issue at the property.

Date of arrival 22 July 2017

4 stars:
Beautiful Tuscany We had a great time at ai campi. The house is handy, despite a few steps inside, and is very well maintained. We met the owners very kind and available for any questions A lot of space around the house to have nobody around, except the little house next door where the neighbor, from his veranda, has seen on the dining area of ​​the terrace The shallow and sloping pool is great for the whole family. The house is very well situated to visit the surroundings that we enjoyed, Barga, Lucca and necessarily the five lands. A flat all the same, the house does not have a fan, given the temperatures we had.

Spacious house, perfect base for exploring ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Ai Campi is a spacious and comfortable house with wonderful views over the Apennines. We liked the huge garden and the nice pool area and the star jasmine hedge. The kitchen is excellent - large and well-equipped. There is easy access to the main road and it is a good base for exploring Garfagnana, which offers some of the best mountainbiking and road cycling in Italy - or hiking, if you prefer feet to wheels. There are also fascinating towns to explore such as Barga, and also Lucca and Pisa are not far away. Shopping is easy - there's a hypermarket nearby. There's a good pizzeria in the valley, and bars in the picturesque village Cardoso up the hill. 17 June 2017

5 stars Wondeful holidays!
Very spacious house, nice and really well equipped. Very nice swimming pool with a fantastic view! Very successful quiet holiday in family in this house. We recommend it!Review Submitted: 23 Aug 2017 | Stayed: August 2017

Quiet, clean and great vistas

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

The villa had fantastic vistas,was quiet, clean and we slept well. Plenty of hilly cycling, walking and lovely small towns to visit. We all toured the caves and had a trip on the train to Lucca - a wonderful week.

Date of arrival

13 August 2016

14 days of pure relaxation!
We enjoyed 14 days of pure relaxation! Very pretty House furnished with attention to detail. Perfect and easy flow at the reservation. Very helpful site by the owner and his family. All available it takes. SAT/TV, a few German-language channels would be (except for ARD and Arte not bad.) Beautiful well-kept surroundings with a beautiful view and a very clean and well-maintained swimming pool which we as promised all to ourselves alone were able to enjoy. The very uncomfortable sun beds are only criticism. We would recommend the House at any time and like to come back.